Oprah Winfrey sat rapt in the front row of the state-of-the-art theater during a show put on by the poor girls she has built an exclusive school for. The talk show host clapped enthusiastically, tapped her foot during a musical item and had a warm hug for one young girl who recited an essay she wrote describing her broken poverty-stricken family and her desire to win a Nobel Peace Prize. “I am moved by the stories,” Winfrey said at the end of the school's annual weeklong arts festival Friday. “When you think about these little girls three years ago carrying buckets of water on their heads and (living) with no running water. Now they are talking about going to Harvard and winning a Nobel Peace Prize. The girls were treated to acting classes by British actress Thandie Newton and learnt about art and design from Greg Lauren, nephew of American fashion designer Ralph.
